Marion has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 52-35 bruising from the Lebanon Pioneers on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 36-31 loss on Monday.
Despite the loss, Marion still got an impressive performance from Macy Osborne, who posted 22 points. That was a full 62.9% of the Scarlet Hurricanes' points, marking the 16th time in a row Osborne has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kami Reynolds, who had two points in addition to 17 rebounds and three steals.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Lebanon, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
Marion and Lebanon could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Scarlet Hurricanes (ranked 240th) will meet Central Wise (ranked 54th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lebanon will square off against Ridgeview at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (242 vs. 75).
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